У міксини зубці на рухомому «язику» | Hagfish Teeth Sit on a Moving “Tongue”

How does a hagfish tear food without jaws? Its teeth are not on an ordinary tongue: keratinous teeth sit in paired dental plates that form part of a moving, tongue-like feeding apparatus. The apparatus extends and retracts, helping the animal grip and rasp food. So saying its teeth are “on the tongue” conveys the general idea, but anatomically it is more accurate to describe tooth plates on a tongue-like apparatus. The illustration was created with AI.